What does “Context” in “ServletContext” mean?

Question

Method getServletContextName() returns the name of the \"web application\". That means, \"ServletContext\" is nothing but \"web application\". Ok.

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Answer 1

Context means web app here.

A ServletContextListener gets notified when a Web App is started or stopped. That way you can run tasks automatically that need to be run when the web app starts or stops.